New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-01

HEM. with the wind light and a chop of a sea-
But see how that foresail sets. never saw such a
the Thistle does forereach on the Volunteer
n bit but only for q little while. The VIM
freshens again az noon 10 twelve-klot breeze anu
the Volunteer again begins 10 outioot anu ont
point the Thistle. There is no discounting tho
facts. Both yachts are on the same tack, 1otn
hold the same wind and have the same sea. ard 70,
the Volunteer steadily drcps the Thistle astern be
sides working TO windward OF her. There Is only
one reason tor it. The Volunteer "a the better
boat Ii mnst he q disheartenine spectacle 10
pretty Mrs Bell on the Mohcan and the
Scotsmen who came cut in her with the
expectation that on the voyage back
they would SID some good old Scotch whiskoy ont
of the Americas cup JUST for the sake OF saying tnat
they had done so. They have simply 70 accept the
situation ana perhaps; taxing hS% n,ns o OF 'T Ss
cupagain AT 12:4S the Volunteer goes ABOUT on tne
starboaId track heading IN shore again minutes
later al 1881 the Thistle follows suit and although
she held on the tack thres mputes longer than tho
Volunteer she didn't make up the leeway that she
lost on II.
NOTHING CAN CATCH TIRE VOLUNTEER
Onward. onward goes the Volunteer, splashing,
slashing. slcing through the hoavinS watcr'aer
ing over the waves, bursting through thor nose
tering spray right and left. sometimes kicking her
heels high and sometimes almost burying her nose
In the turbulent sea- but always che gains, ana
the piratical looking cutter. peerless IN ncr
The race takes the drcary aspect ot
PROCESSION. Many people express the WISH that
they would build something across tho water tha,
would give spectators something OF the excitement
of a race for the cup Y nat has not been had shso
the Puritan Genesta struggle two years ago AZ
1897 the Volunteer tacks of shore again ana
the Thistle follows suit four minutes later. The
Volunteer HOSTS a club topsail soon after starting
out on this tack and she so far to windward OF the
other boat that she afford to let up point OF TWO
il need be. she will need the club topsail when II
comes to running before the wind. and she wont
have long 10 wait for that fST the sta
that part Of his orders about the blasts with the
steam whistle. tor the iog having lifted
ssh' tn. th'S volunteer %ssq' round il and ya
themselves Of the opportunty 10 LEI loose the feel
willie that tho Yankee sloop has been walking
away from the scotchman. The Thistle has to
make ap9her t@sa to fetih u sns sOes
and then steam whistles are let loose and guns
flash and bang, and the bands play Yankee
Doodle" AID othe, patriotic airs. and even the
people who have paid So for their tic kets feel that
they are getting their moneys worth Two more
tacks the Thistle makes before She can fetch the
wlndward mark. and only the feetest steamers wait
for her. for the white soop is rompinR away at rate
that will tax steam to keep up with her
to see tho Volunteer with third of an acre OF can
vas, more or less flying before the freshcning
breeze and going two feet TO their one while they
are still buffctinR against II.
The time at the windward mark Is as follows,
volunteer
The Volunteer has made the twenty mile beat to
wind ward in 3 hours 40 minutes and 49a seconds
while it has taken the Thistle hours and 40 sec
homestretch with the tremendous lead OF IA
minutes aS seconds 1t Is. s%s
question whether It is worth while to risk their
spars and consequently victory by letting it out
before IL Is really Needed.
THE TnIsTIE's BEAUTIFUL srIyNAKER.
But there is no question of that sort the
Thistle Hers is out immco lately after she rounds
and beautiful sa,l Ifs, and pulls like elephant,
and the black cutter tears along with IT, But going
before the wind both yachts of course travel
waves. Az the breeze freshens the spinnakers
threaten to break the tOpmast or the spinnaker
boom, as full of wind they bulge out like huge
lions of balloons. But it Is a race and after
boats boats. and nd now they 60 Kissing through tho
Sows trailing ike the white serpents behind The
steam tugs are left behind. The Thistle gains
and her appearance excite many adminng COM
beautiful sail of its kind ever seen on
yacht And It stands the strain well, showing
i aiS ns ~ The The Volunteer hash her iarR
| est spiDnaker. 1t would not do TOR winning
yacht to risk too much, but the losing yacht can
up O. bit on the white sloop.
difference of fourteen minutes with tho Volunteer
in a run of twenty miles before the wind. Some
time before reaching the finish line the wind shifts
little to the southwark and do wn come the spin
The Volunteer rushes over the line at 5:42584,
n magnificent picture, and picture that people
can appreciate without art culture, Tor II means
that America is again the acknowledged first among
the nations Of tho earth at yacht DC,
signing. Imagination can picture inc scene tnat
HE'D in tho feet around the light
shin makes all the noise she pos
sshfv c,r brass lungs aud human lungs and cannon
and foohcrns and brass bands and string bands
dnios Their best to make Rome howl The ms,
tie crosses the line at 56t;5l and gets good dsaI
u "a nv cheerina aud waving of batB which
= "a u,,dcrstood rs meant for their rivals
The folio wing table shows tho record OF tne race:
ELAPSED Corrected
start ya,sa. ,Tl .ss, s TIM
yountesr 5000 ii 91oSsIi< sss.ia S54S 6S4a6
In the run in from tho windward mark s.,-
..,antv ,,,i,es-the Veiuntcors time was nour'
~ minutes Ga seconds; and tho Thistle n0uf'